Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V4 #417
Bill Oakes (bill_oakes@ibm.net)
Fri, 15 May 1998 07:14:08 -0700
Kim/Chuck,
WOW. At those prices, they had BETTER arrive perfect....for $1.89, I can
get <six> strong, healthy plants from the local nursery!
Bill Oakes
San Jose, USA
bill_oakes@ibm.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Demas <demas@tiac.net>
To: Cameron Begg <begg.4@osu.edu>
Cc: chile-heads@globalgarden.com <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Date: Friday, May 15, 1998 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] Chile-Heads Digest V4 #417
>On Fri, 15 May 1998, Cameron Begg wrote:
>
>> >KIMBERLEY BROWN (by way of Mary Going ) wrote:
>> >> I've yet to figure out why the oil and vinegar get along
>> >> and how they keep the peppers so crispy! Sigh.
>>
>> I seem to remember that the addition of a small amount of alum helps.
Does
>> this jog anyone's memory?
>
>IIRC, that is used to keep pickles crisp. I've never made pickles myself,
>but that's what I remember reading in rec.food.cooking a while back.
>
>
>Chuck Demas
>Needham, Mass.
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